Start with Alif
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30 letters, the vowel marks, then whole words
The Arabic alphabet
Unit 1
The first four
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ا ب ت ثOne bowl shape — the dots do all the work.
Unit 2
The jīm family
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ج ح خOne curve, with a dot below, above, or none at all.
Jīm — locked
JīmḤāʼ — locked
ḤāʼKhāʼ — locked
KhāʼUnit 3
The non-joiners
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د ذ ر زShort letters that never link to the one after them.
Dāl — locked
DālDhāl — locked
DhālRāʼ — locked
RāʼZāy — locked
ZāyUnit 4
Teeth and cups
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س ش ص ضWide letters: two with teeth, two with a deep cup.
Sīn — locked
SīnShīn — locked
ShīnṢād — locked
ṢādḌād — locked
ḌādUnit 5
Loops and throat sounds
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ط ظ ع غTwo standing loops, then two letters made deep in the throat.
Ṭāʼ — locked
ṬāʼẒāʼ — locked
ẒāʼʿAyn — locked
ʿAynGhayn — locked
GhaynUnit 6
Everyday four
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ف ق ك لف and ق share a head; ك and ل stand tall.
Fāʼ — locked
FāʼQāf — locked
QāfKāf — locked
KāfLām — locked
LāmUnit 7
Round and tall
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م ن ه وThe rounded bodies that finish most Arabic words.
Mīm — locked
MīmNūn — locked
NūnHāʼ — locked
HāʼWāw — locked
WāwUnit 8
The last three
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ي ء لاYāʼ, the hamza, and the lām-alif pair.
Yāʼ — locked
YāʼHamza — locked
HamzaLām-alif — locked
Lām-alifUnit 9
Harakat — the vowel marks
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ـَ ـِ ـُ ـْ ـّ ـًThe small marks that tell you which vowel to say.
Fatha — locked
FathaKasra — locked
KasraDamma — locked
DammaSukun — locked
SukunShadda — locked
ShaddaTanwin — locked
TanwinUnit 10
Reading real words
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كِتَاب نُورLetters and harakat together — your first whole words.
Two letters — locked
Two lettersThree letters — locked
Three lettersThe stretch letters — locked
The stretch lettersA letter with no vowel — locked
A letter with no vowelLonger words — locked
Longer wordsDoubled letters — locked
Doubled letters